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Jensen, Scott

Senate 2017-2020 (District 47)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Carver

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 11/19/1954
Birth Place: ,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Chaska
Occupation (when first elected): Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA

EDUCATION

Sleepy Eye High School; Secondary; Valedictorian, 1973
University of Minnesota, Dental School; Attended College; 1976-1977
Luther-Northwestern Theological Seminary; Attended College; 1977-1978
University of Minnesota; B.A.; Physiology, 1978
University of Minnesota; M.D.; 1981
University of Minnesota; Fellowship; Bush Fellowship: Leadership and Policy Studies, 1999

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

School Board/Administration: Waconia School District, Minnesota (School Board); 199? to ?
State Board/Commission/Council: Attorney General's Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices (Co-chair); 2019 to ?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Mary
Children: Three children: Cristy, Matt, and Jackie
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Carl A. Jensen  - Father

GENERAL NOTES

Special legislative concerns: health care reform, roads and bridges, and election reform.

He is a family practice physician.

He did not seek reelection in 2020.

He ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 2022 election.

Total Days Served: 1463

SESSIONS SERVED

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Chaska
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented: Carver
Occupation: Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
  • Higher Education Finance and Policy
  • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy

90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Chaska
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented: Carver
Occupation: Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
  • Higher Education Finance and Policy
  • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
  • Transportation Finance and Policy

Articles & Books By

  • Jensen, Scott. Relationship Matters: The Foundation of Medical Care Is Fracturing, 2015.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Photographs

Jason Isaacson and Scott Jensen on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 4/4/2017. Jason Isaacson and Scott Jensen converse on the Senate Floor. Jason Isaacson is a Democrat from Shoreview and Scott Jensen is a Republican from Chaska. Photo credit: David Oakes, Senate Media Services.


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